FAMILY GURRUCHATEGUI: COAT OF ARMS / CREST & MEANING

Family name Gurruchategui

Coat of arms and family crest of Gurruchategui.

Genealogy of family Gurruchategui, origin of Gurruchategui, provenance of the family name Gurruchategui.

History and meaning for Gurruchategui.

We know that the family name Gurruchategui has information about its heraldry, its history and genealogy.

We put at your disposal the bibliographical and heraldic sources, which are a beginning for the study of this family name.

SEVEN things you should know about the family name Gurruchategui:

1) The origin of the family name Gurruchategui.

2) The meaning of the family name Gurruchategui.

3) The coat of arms and crest.

4) The bibliography

5) The nobility of the family name Gurruchategui.

6) The prominent persons of this family.

7) The history of the family name Gurruchategui.

8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.

The family name Gurruchategui has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

It is known that the Gurruchategui have or have been established, among other places, in:

* Basque Country and / or Navarre (Spain).

Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Gurruchategui:

* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.

* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility

* Nobiliario Espanol, by Julio de Atienza.

* El Solar Vasco Navarro, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.

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The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Gurruchategui are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Gurruchategui, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Gurruchategui, and origin for the family name Gurruchategui, nobiliary titles of the family name Gurruchategui and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Gurruchategui appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.

The family crest and coat of arms of Gurruchategui appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Gurruchategui alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Gurruchategui, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Gurruchategui, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Gurruchategui.

The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Gurruchategui appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Gurruchategui. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Gurruchategui.

That the last name Gurruchategui is in "El Solar Vasco Navarro" by the Garcia Carraffa brothers means that the Gurruchategui are of Basque, Navarre, or other origin but settled in the Basque Country and / or Navarre. The Basque family names were formed taking into account the names of the places, and the personal ones varied in each generation and even between brothers. It was customary to take the name of the lot to demonstrate ownership over it. The name of the plants, rivers, mountains, forests, rocks, fields served as inspiration. You can distinguish terms, as the meaning of the colors or pieces that make up the coats of arms, to have the nobiliary historical information of the family name Gurruchategui, to know the fights of nobility of the Gurruchategui, income to military orders, to know about the nobility titles that may have the persons with the last name Gurruchategui, honorary offices or public offices of the Gurruchategui.

One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.

Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:

1) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.

2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.

3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.

Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:

* KEY: The Keys symbolize Fidelity and Secrecy.

* EMPIRE: The Head of the Empire, belonging to Italian heraldry, represents a political alliance with the Ghibelline party (derived from the Hohenstaufen, Lords of Waibling) who were loyal to the Emperor.

* AXE: The Axe symbolizes Death caused to the enemy, and also an ax or wick to illuminate.

* MALLET: The Mallet indicates War for the damage that it can cause to armor.

* WALL: The Wall represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, in which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.

* COMET: The Comet symbolizes a Brave Courage to prevent in time, without fear, future grievances.

* SNAKE: The Snakes symbolize Prudence and Cunning.

* BULL: The Bull symbolizes Generous Chest, in whom the memories of his lineage, represented in the red of his blood, inflame the desire for great enterprises.

* The family name Gurruchategui appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/

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